The Sun. — London, England, 1809-08-18 00:00:00

from._ St. Bartholotnew'g, bound to JAL:in:lli with provisions, which she detained on the c)tii ult. The Pike left the squadron on . the 22d,• at which time they were . waiting.fbr the arrival of the expedition to proceed against the city. Several shells had been thrown into Fort J e r o me, which did' great damage. The Lark sloop of war and the Fox, With another brig, arrived with troops on the, 2 1 §t, the Pike spoke three other vessels belonging to tht! expedition on the following day. The following vessels, detained by the squadron sir Santo Domingo, were brought into Port Royal on Thursday Swedish schboner Eliza, from St. ifartholonvw's, with provisious, detained :mthe 24th May. Swedish sloop Jo Chero, from ditto, with ditto, ckt2:itial on the 4th ult. .1 - 11itish schooner Phenix, Bronswinke), from Cn rac-ca, said to be bound . to Cuba, laden with provi vtis, detained on the 6th ult. • • Swedish schooner Fandango, Larres, from . St. -- 41;2.i•tholoniew's, with provisions, detained on the -;:ph _ _ - - flritish sloop Favourite, Winter, fro:n a St. Thomas's, with 'provisions, detained on the 14th ult. iiritish schooner Kitty, from St. Thomas's, with ii - ovistons, detained the tpth alt. MALLS. pu;.—z cotteourgh, i Malta, z Dublin, 2 Waterfprd. t'tttc is OF STocKs THIS DAY AT . TVVELVE O'CLOC , 6S Omnium r ~y:iOlj - Pr. TII E SU N. SOLNA* 42:31$ 17.1;1111.11 141.51.714 AUDRAT 'LONDON, • FRIDAY, AUGUST 18, mg.. When thiS Paper was put to Press no accounts lead been received by Government of the surrender Fliashitig. We are not, however, inclined to call doubt that most important event. .We firmly believe, on, the contrary, that Flushing became ours on the day stated in the letter from Middleburgh ; though we think - it highly probable that many'nf the circumstances were fitted to the event, by the. writer pf that letter. Indeed, tow' should it be other- The writer could not have seen the terms proposed by the French Goiernor, and therefore it is evident that in furnishing to the.public those interest-. i.ig details which appeared in a Second Edition of a P.Ter of yesterday, the intention was to assume cre,iit for piiority of intelligence, well knowing that when all the real and true circumstances had . been officially announced,• there would be such uni yeral joy, and so much well-founded. exultation, as would prevent the examination of those fabulous de tails h w-hich the public has been aniqsed. When the official accounts arrive, we shall' then learn whether there had been -a first proposal to surrender, and -whether a desire to : include Irish Bebels in the Capitulation bad caused our Com io iejeEt that proposal. Should it appear tilat the hr. poll Governor had attempted to negotiate for Rebels, the- atteMpt, we are confident, must ivc tailed. The Earl of CHATHAM will pint have felt with the 11..rorniizg chronicle of this d s;', that tntin, termuse . they are R,bris, are thereby absoh;ettfroni' their 21.- 1 el: ce: . Was it our Soverein, then, who forced Iris subjects into that 'Rebellion which atone drove them Into the ranks of his enettny ; and does that Re belliQn cotislitute them subje&s of another Realm 2 Qa mo , t points, we might'sv on all points, we are cons4antly cliffering from .ithe :principles of that Oppo3i-tion Chronicle, ansd 'we • glory in Clat difference; but we Dever coold have expet ed that the 3Vriters pf - that . :Pap. , 7 would have theruselycs approached so.nearly to the verge of Re, bcihon, and we should never have loi*ed for such gross ignorance of -thatfirst' Law of tl tis land, that by no aa, whatever can the King's but ‘jeds th.eow ofFtheir allegiance. Surely the hateful coime of he hellion could not be an absolution for that s 'cry trim e. The .Morning Chronicle, in its anxiety to Name, ,is &Wed to the writing of absutdity and novsense, That unfortunate Paper is still writhing under the, 7.1.1) , .23 of its dwn.folly and in every hue that is now pc - meiv:-... the • embarrassment which it 114c1 ettgencieredfor itself, by its foul aspei l sion of the chrtraaer of Sir ARTHVg. WEI,LESLEY. Unhappy 1 1 .11.er we cannot but feel for thy present most ault ward and cruel situation. AVhat must have been the feelin g s of these wri te,,, :y hen they did not dare not to, praise that he r, is Cwntnander, whoni, while the Tower-gurfs were filing, they had most basely attempted to vilify ; and what must be their feelings now, when the ir reistibhifote of,erents has obliged them to ow*n.that 0:1; I NyATUATED MilliSters, in their WAST E of th e • Resoures of the Country, " have given to the English an opportunity Werneasure themselves ". against BUONAPARTE'S veterans, and have thereby taught thenl'how, the more effeEtually; to defend !‘ their own Country ! ! !" Dispatches, we Linde' stand, have been received at the %Adii~irsitp, respeoling the dispoaition of the riench tvval force in the Schchit, which. we an itoitticl 'yesterday. It is said , that the- French sent a message to Sir 11C1 1 1ARD . tivtIACH:AN; declaring that he F ; d the crews und e r coin 4l:tki . ;.; sle d thp last drop of their blood - , ,g our fleet, if the pass.le Eip,=:. Sebeidt b e `,lt.',t - nr t lttd4 aay.',l:. • •,'•• NAVAL NE-WS. YARmou'rn, APP'usr 17.--4rrived L', spiegle with Transports, .marks and No, Ipc. : . V. 4. and G. with troops, said'to be destined for Heligoland, and sailed again this morning for their destination. S.:iled tito Constant gun-brig on a cruize. • Remain in the 'Roads, the Roebuck, ifoiquito, Acute gun-brigs) and Bermuda sloop. SHEERNESS, AUG. 17 .—Carne y dOwn - the river Thames his Majesty's sure-ship Cormorant, with naval store's for Antigua. Arrived the G/uckstadt and Opparsum from a cruize. DEAL;. AVG. 17.—:-Arrived his Majesty's ships AcgstO, Dolphin, and Purveir brig, with the Con voy from Tortola, in six weeks . and three dayl. The Do /plan has on 'board 400 French prisoners ; also two transpbrts with prisoners which were taken at the Saints. The fleet have sailed through for the River. The outward-bound, which sailed this morning, are coming back to OA, Downs, the wind haying shifted to the S.W. Atraust.l7:—Pased by for Lond3O--,. King George, Cotton, from St: Vincent's ; Baltic Mer chant, Smith, from 'ditto ; Canada, Dove, from ditto ; Mercy, Watson, from Barbadoes ; Hopewell, Corry, from ditto ; Charles Carter, Drysdale, from New-York ; Har yey, Redman, from Trinidad ; Ealing . Grove, New, from Dominica ; and the London, Duncan, from Tobago. PORTSMOUTIT, AUG. 17.—Arrived the Pallas RoßrNsOrr,.from New Brdnswick. • Sailed the SWift, PURDY, for Sunderland ; Hope, GERMAR, for London ; his Majesty's ship Hawke, of 16 guns, for the coast of Africa; Lark, WniTg stnEs ; ifincling, CAMpsorj ;• June, DAVISQN j Betsey, LooTH • and Eliza, --, for Africa. The whole of which are brought.up again in Cowes Roads, the 'wind having shifted to the westward. _Although we do not give implicit credit to the whole of the details wliich we extraaed yesterday from the Gibraltar Chronicle, rcsPeeting our suc7 cesses in Italy, yet we have strong reason to believe that a very considerable portion of Calabria is in our possession. The french Papers have lately taken uncommon pains to represent :4\111 . 0T as being ex, tremely popular among his subjeas, but the het is directly. the reverse; the severities which he has exercised hive made 'him an object of detestation as well as terror i . particularly in the Southern e4tretnity of Italy. FURTHER PARTICULARS RESPECTING TOM 1' ~1N1:. " A short period before hedied, and while life was trembling in the socket of time, two Ministers of the-Gospel, ainopg the most respeCtable of that body in New-Yolk, from motives of compassion, called at the house wher, lie lay, and with great difficulty were admitted into his Lb:miner ; having gained ad mitioncc, they ( ) petted to him the purport of their usin4 the i indest langiNge-,-language which has ol . en wiped th., cold sweat trom the brow of suf fering ant the sweet acett;s of the Gos- Oel roused the t atrAl ut his soul to Christianity. re turned to them, and bid them, " begone, begone They ationpied to soothe him, but in vain ; rising (with What little strength he had) in the bed, clench ing his fist, he repeated," begone, begone, ;oegone !" arid they were forced to leave him, without the good they intended. • An Ainerican Gentleman-in Amsterdam, hes,writ to his friend .here by the late arrival from Amster dam, that .he had received a letter from General ARMSTRONG, our Minister at Paris, advising hint to remit his money tu-England or America without . delay, as the General had finally pade up his mind to leave Francelmnr:diately and realm to America. —(A414.2. Yor4 Gazette, July 17.) The American Senate has confirmed the nomina tion by the President of the United States, of JOhn CI. Adams, as Minister Plenipotentiary to the Court of St. Petersburgh—Yeas 19—Nays 7.. The following are extrade from the Philadelphia Papers :--- i I " BOSTON, JULY 17, 1809. —Captain Smith, who 1 arrived yesterday M 24 days from Cuba, informs us, . that two days previous to his sailing, a Gentleman - came to that place from Port-au-Prince, and report s '.d drat Petion had collected all his followers in mass, `.; mounting to about 14,000, of which 2000 were c , ivalry ;.that of this force 4000. had marched against • ti ie Cape, under the command of four Colonels, w, ho, in case of success, were to be promoted 3 and ' Il i ` 'imbed with a determination to effect their object, or, to perish in the attempt, The Gentleman added, tha t information had been, received of the num lc, .ed march of this little army to within twenty mi . les of the town ; but that the news of their ap pt, , Bach having been gained by the enemy, the troops att i inhabitants were colleded to defend the place. R I vas however, conjectured, that their resistance wot ld be fruitless; and that the town had already cap't tulated. Petion was encamped about eight miles from , Port-au-Prince, with the remaining troops, waits erg the result of this enterprme 3 when it was •' his i s -iteration to join' General le Mein, who cOrn wand' , d at the Mole, and attempt the imtnecliate and t tal annihilation of - Christoph e 's ar my. ' cAc counts had also been received of the destruction of a part or .christophe.s fieer, and the dispersion of the remain 4 . er. . . l ila truaionshave been sent to the 'Collectors,, from th Treasury department, to allow the admis sion of 4 nips of war of Great Britain and France, Ps well as 4 I other nations, without restriEtion." , ._. A Cal let Council was held yesterday at the Vo feivi SPAAISII P4PER.S pEOPLE OF f341..L1C1A, ` Seeitig you fall into the power of the enemy without any resistance ; on contemplating your na= yid einporium, the pride of our coasts, 'occupied by the French, and this leading and powerful province from sea to iea subjea to a foreign yoke, indigna tion and grief Wrung front your native: country groans of malediction and anger, as from a mother who complains to heaven and earth of the deerada tion of a daughter, in whose purity and virtue ajle was wont to glory. " Sinistrous events then followed in, drapid suc cession, as fortunate' occurrences did before. The battles of Aspinosa, Burgos, and . Tudela were fol lo'ved by the action of Somosierra, the • capture of the capital, and thp defeat near IJeles. The ruin of Saragossa, the affair of Walla, and the battle at Medellin .succeeded; big, if in these Memorable aelions fortune forsook us, at . least the public opinion was not lost. The worideiful resistance of the capital of Arragon, the perseverance and gallantry with which onr b Catalonian army, not withstanding its inferiority in number,"smaintained an action for eleven hours, broke the enemy.'s cen tre, and thus fought its way into Tarragok ;' the sanguinary conflict of Nleddim, 'in which the French soldiers were struck with astonishment, on witnessing the intrepidity and boldness of ' our troops, whom they despised at the bottom of their heart, evinced that Spain, although deeply afflided by those disasters, did not lose •her confidence. Her warriors pursued the _path_ of glory, and were every day acquiring additional rights and additional means to obtain victory. But Gallicia—qallicid 'entered without resistance, de molished without opposition, and sinking into slavery without a groan ; Gallicia disconcerted all the cal culations of prudence, and gave the death- - blqw to the State, by destroying all • its hopes. Who would have supposed on that unfortu 7 nate night, that the first dawn pf happiness would burst forth upon our country from Gallicia r Gal licians—weak as you appeared in your fall, an hun dred times more great and 'glorious were. you in your•resurrection ! Despair itself, magnanimous Gal licians, braced your arms to a degree of strength of which you were at first unconscious; and the enemy was soon able to perceive, that loyalty and patriot 7 ism were rekindling the flame of war in a province which apparently was perfeetly tranquil. " The shouts of independence and revenge began to be beard - on every road, in every village and town *; rage supplied arms, 'and - with him who had not a sabre to brandish, or a firelock to charge, the . peaceful scythe and sickle became implements of war and death. Individuals, in a state of ex- creme agitation, were searchiug each other, com l . panics were colleeling, corps forming; the con . querors, fearful in their turn of the vanquish ed, retired to their strong holds. Thither they were pursued ; there they were assailed and routed. Vigo surrendered, with its oppressors ; and 'Gallicia, sending them in chains ti) the opposite sea coast, chose them to bear witness to the glorious truth, that the Spanish have not yet entirely forgotten the art o! conquering and enchaining the French. ".This was the first day which shone propitious on Spain, after five months of disasters. It was followed by others, and the very men who at the first moment of suspense appeared so dejeifted, were the Arst who prepared the return of viaory which was afterwards gathered jointly with them by the warriors who flew to their assistance, in the streets' of Santiago, in the fields of Estulla and Lugo, and at the bridge of Si. Payo. " it was in vain that SouL'r, who, with consider able trouble escaped from Our Allies in Oporto, has tened to join and reinforce with his deflated division the weakened NgY. Ohstru4ed in their marches, interruptedin their communications, and disappoint s. ed in their hopes .of fighting decisive battles, those arrogant Generals despair of conquering, and purse and detett a war which wastes them without glory. Where are pow that assurance, that confidence with which they told you, that all was tranquil in the Peninsula, except Corunna and Ferrol ? Where that vain glory with which in their ambitious views the coasts of the Cartabriar. and Atlantic Sea resound ed. They might devastate and ravage your Coun try; but they could not subject and maintain themselves in it, wearied with contending with phy sical forces, which increased every day, .and with a moral resistance which had rendered itself invinci ble, they at length 11Y from your soil, exhausted, wretched, dispersed without arms, and without cloath, and in Castile give a fresh .and striking proof of the impossibility of imposing a yoke upon a people, when they are unanimous in their tesis once. " The Spaniards do not yet knew what war is," said the infamous traitors to their country, those who disguised under the mar i k of foresight their critninai egotism with these impressions of discou ragement; they wished to repress the generous movenietits of loyalty. Vile' and pusillanimous men, we now know what war is, and this terrible lesson is written in our soil by the finger of desi?la« tion, and graven on our hearts with the poignard of vengeance. The execrable wretches, whose satel lites ye make yourselves, have exceeded in the atrocities, whatever your perfidious suggestions could devisG, and cowardly imagination could supply. But ptoceed to Gallicia if you dare to do so, and leata to appreciate Spanish velour. • cc Socwrcs stretched his ialiant arm over the • burping coals of Parsenna ; his arm was consumed, without the hero breathing a sigh or asking for mercy. Such is Spanish patriotism. The blood of sacrificed viEtirris is still crying up to heaven ; the smoke of burning houses still rising to the clouds ; the silence of desolation is still hovering over a 'country formerly - covered .with villages and farms ; yet ask the families which are wandering through the woods, whether they will not rather live with the wild beasts of the fares:, than have any inter course with the assassins who sold you; ask them whether they repent their resolution ; try whether you discover among them one voice which sides with you, one vote which exculpates you ; you are now free, people of Gallicia, and the country, -in proclaiming your emancipation, blots out with tears of admiration and affeetion the painful expressions in which it once complained- of you . under difficult circumstances.—You are - free, and owe it to your sublime patriotism, your valour, and your perseverance; you are free, and Spain, nay all Burope , congratulates you With additional satisfaCtion, because your fate seemed truly hopeless. All good men bless yotir name ; and offering you • as 4 model to all other provinces, it considers the day of your redemption as the forerunner of the sal, vaiion Of the country. • But, people of Gallicia, if you wish to preserve that liberty yon have-obtained by dint of prodigies if you wish to sustain the glory which surrounds you and 'reverberates throughout Spain-- r if you wish to gather the fruits of so many exertions .; perfectly matured, remain* united, and subordinate to the hut. thoritieS who are at the head of you. Bear in mind, all ye who have airy iuguenee over the • management of the public affairs of this great province, ye as well who command, as ye who obey, that iranqpility' and safety are . fotinded in virtue. By strength and perseverance you have defeated the enemy ; by union, by loye of order and justice, you will constitute your happiness and re.! pair the dreadful evils which the trench IGvwsioT~ _- . has inflicted on you. • Let public tranquility revive with the-empire of the laws, peace and moderation in all towns and tillage, union and subordination in the armies, eternal hatred against _the tyrant. S . uch ought ;9 be your motto. Royal Palace in Seville, loth July, 18Gg. " MARTEN D?, GA4AX." The packet from Malta is stated to have brought dispatches from Sir JOHN STIY4RT, with accounts of his operations from his departure from Sicily to the commencement of July. A considerable part of Calabria was at that period said to by in the posses sion of our troops, who had' beep joined by great numbers of the inhabitants. , - We understand the Committee for managing the Patriotic Fund have it in contemplation to address the public on the subieEt of an additional Subscrip tion, to enable them to reward those brave fellows who have been -wounded in the late glorious vi&ory obtained by . Sir I.‘ WELLESLEY, and to assist the widows and children of those who have been killed , ' in that brilliant action ; and generally, to continue to relieve all those of the army and navy who may suffer during the present contest with our inveterate • foe. When it is Tee°lle&cd that from the extended plan of our military operations, we have at this mo-7. went upwards of 100,000 men on the Continent op-, posed to an ae.tive enemy, whose forces, in conse (pence, of the fatal Austrian Armistice; can now tle brought against tA, we have no doubt but the hn- Inanity of the British nation will soon put the Cont. ! . mittee id a situation to aCt with their hitherto. prompt and judicious liberality towards our gallant countrymen engaged in defending all that is dear to Englishmen: ' Too much praise cannot be given to those Gentle men composing tlie-Couttnittee, who have now for more than six years gratuitously attended the distri bution of the Patriotic Fund; not only subscribing most generously themselves, but devoting much of their valuable time to this Institut:on. It is calcd' lated that Sir A. WELLESLEY'S Betioo will cruse a de' nand of at least 60,0001. on the Fund. Lord Viscount NEVILL, late Captain of the Fal . con,- has been appointed to the command of his Mii . jesty's sloop Alwyn, at Plymouth. Brigadier-General AltCli IBA LD CAMPBELL, w1)o distinguished himself so much in the battle of Tara ve'ra, and who is so 'highly spoken of by Sir A. WELLEst.Eir in his last dispatches, distinguished • himself do less in the storming of Seringapatam, and and on many other Occasions in India. - He is the uncle of Major COLIN CAMPBELL, one of Sir An: THUR'S Aids-de-Catnp ; and has, had two sons and , two nephews killed in .fighting the battles .of his , country. .. A letter from an Officer belonging to the Staff 0, . General CUESTA, dated July 29, to a person of dis tirtaion in London, states as follows :—" Th e FrenCh had frOrn 7 to 8,000 killed and wounded.--- They left the field of battle strewed with muskets'' The English have lost 200 Officers, among whm m q . are' three deirmis, who were killed. We rare 1 0 _ 5 _ lOVOfficers, and about 1000 men. Ther e is '75 time to say me{ - e. The FrenCh have gone towa,“, Toledo, but intelligence has been sent to VeneVs' -